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"After 13 years using Sonlight, Joanna C of the Solomon Islands writes: "Sonlight certainly equipped us with tools for success educating our children, the rich books we've shared, coupled with the time we've spent together as a family, have molded us into a strong team of diverse personalities. Sonlight's curriculum gives us the fl exibility we need to school with excellence in our remote village, yet we still have time to interact with the language group we serve. We also enjoy the familiarity and comfort of the school routine as we move back and forth from the village to the capital city."

Homeschooled with Sonlight since age four, Sarah (17) and Benjamin (15) share Sonlight 400 and use the globe to fi nd key geographic locations. Joanna says they are not only siblings, but also good friends.

"I'm heading off to college for the first time and can't help but feel a little jealous of my siblings, because they'll be doing Sonlight again this year," writes Kailey H of Marshfield, WI. "My family has loved learning so much since we started using Sonlight. History became my favorite subject, and I consumed all the books in each Core. I'm grateful for the in-depth Student Guides that forced me to think critically and caused me to formulate my own values. I feel well-prepared, and the thought of writing a college-level essay doesn't frighten me. I know I have the tools to be successful. Pictured are siblings Luke (15, Core 200), Abigail (13, Core H), Hope (10, Core G), and Mark (8, Core D).

"I was so excited when I browsed my first Sonlight catalog and saw they included Handwriting Without Tears," writes Melissa N of Chittenango, NY. "I was already working with Handwriting Without Tears when our first Sonlight materials arrived and found integrating the Sonlight Language Arts for Grade K Readers program into what we were already doing an easy transition. Thank you Sonlight for recognizing that every child is different and for giving parents a variety of options to choose from!" Here, Sawyer (5) and Coen (3) work with the Handwriting Without Tears manipulatives in their second year of Sonlight.

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A fun way to learn countries of the world!

Did you know the average individual knows where only 18 of the world's 193 countries are located?

The company A Broader View decided they wanted to do something to improve this statistic, so they created The Global Puzzle, a unique 600-piece puzzle that has proven to increase its users' geography knowledge by an average of 472% after completing the puzzle only one time.

One of Sarita Holzmann's daughters remembers the first time her family put the Global Puzzle together. Sarita, even after having founded Sonlight some years before, stared at the finished product and said, "Wow. I never realized how little of the land masses are below the equator."

Which goes to show both that Sonlighters keep learning for life, and that the Global Puzzle is an outstanding geography instructor.

How The Puzzle Works

The Global Puzzle is an outstanding geography aid because the pieces are actually shaped like the countries, which means you have to figure out where countries are located in order to complete the puzzle. (The oceans are traditional interlocking jigsaw puzzle pieces.)

And the United States and Canada have their states and provinces also cut out by shape.

(A few of the smaller countries and states share a puzzle piece and some large countries are spread over more than one piece. So if you sneeze, you won't lose Rhode Island.)

The Global Puzzle includes:

All 193 countries and their capitals

All 50 states of the U.S. and their capitals

All 13 territories and provinces of Canada and their capitals

In addition, the puzzle also includes dozens of geography facts about the countries printed within the oceans' borders.

This version of The Global Puzzle is geographically current as of 2010.

Three feet wide, 600 pieces. For ages 9 and up.

Challenging and fun.

No resources.

No attachments or samples.

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"After 13 years using Sonlight, Joanna C of the Solomon Islands writes: "Sonlight certainly equipped us with tools for success educating our children, the rich books we've shared, coupled with the time we've spent together as a family, have molded us into a strong team of diverse personalities. Sonlight's curriculum gives us the fl exibility we need to school with excellence in our remote village, yet we still have time to interact with the language group we serve. We also enjoy the familiarity and comfort of the school routine as we move back and forth from the village to the capital city."

Homeschooled with Sonlight since age four, Sarah (17) and Benjamin (15) share Sonlight 400 and use the globe to fi nd key geographic locations. Joanna says they are not only siblings, but also good friends.

"I'm heading off to college for the first time and can't help but feel a little jealous of my siblings, because they'll be doing Sonlight again this year," writes Kailey H of Marshfield, WI. "My family has loved learning so much since we started using Sonlight. History became my favorite subject, and I consumed all the books in each Core. I'm grateful for the in-depth Student Guides that forced me to think critically and caused me to formulate my own values. I feel well-prepared, and the thought of writing a college-level essay doesn't frighten me. I know I have the tools to be successful. Pictured are siblings Luke (15, Core 200), Abigail (13, Core H), Hope (10, Core G), and Mark (8, Core D).

"I was so excited when I browsed my first Sonlight catalog and saw they included Handwriting Without Tears," writes Melissa N of Chittenango, NY. "I was already working with Handwriting Without Tears when our first Sonlight materials arrived and found integrating the Sonlight Language Arts for Grade K Readers program into what we were already doing an easy transition. Thank you Sonlight for recognizing that every child is different and for giving parents a variety of options to choose from!" Here, Sawyer (5) and Coen (3) work with the Handwriting Without Tears manipulatives in their second year of Sonlight.

WHAT ARE YOUR SONLIGHT STORIES?

Use #sonlightstories on social media to share your thoughts and photos. Or log
in to your account on sonlight.com to upload images and share testimonials.